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Steven Zimmerly is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Science. His research focuses on group II introns' catalytic RNA properties, retroelement behavior, and evolutionary implications. He holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Goshen College (1986) and a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Yale University (1992).
Research interests include the self-splicing mechanisms of group II introns, their mobility strategies, structural diversity, and evolutionary relationships. Notably, his work revealed how some introns insert after transcriptional terminators to avoid disrupting host genes. Zimmerly has contributed to databases tracking mobile group II introns and elucidated their roles in horizontal gene transfer and parasitic genomic dynamics.
He has been recognized with the GREAT Supervisor Award (2018), AHFMR Senior Scholar (2003), and AHFMR Scholar (1998). Courses taught include BCEM 413 (Laboratory Techniques II) and CMMB 451 (Molecular Analysis of Biological Systems). Over 15 key publications span RNA structure-function studies, retroelement evolution, and bacterial genomic analyses.
- Grants & Funding: Not explicitly listed in the text.
- Labs/Teams: Research group focuses on RNA biology and molecular evolution; collaborates widely (e.g., with Lambowitz, Doulatov, and others).
